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Proficiency testing is an essential part of laboratory quality procedure and participation is a mandatory requirement of ISO 17025 accreditation. Fapas proficiency testing provides an independent assessment of your laboratory performance and compares your results to laboratories worldwide. Taking part in our proficiency tests gives you confidence in your laboratory equipment, methods and staff, and assurance that you are delivering the quality results demanded by your customer

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Pesticides in Infant Formula Blank Material BLPM10-INF5 05140b 15/01/2020 Proficiency Test Blank Infant Formula BLANK for pesticide residues (fat soluble, inc. EU 'red list' - low level) (BLPM10) £59.00 Add
Pesticides in Infant Formula Blank Material BLPM10-INF5 05149b 13/01/2021 Proficiency Test Blank Infant Formula BLANK for pesticide residues (fat soluble, inc. EU 'red list' - low level) (BLPM10) £63.00 Add
Pesticide Residues in Infant Formula Blank Material BLPM20-INF5 05144b 17/06/2020 Proficiency Test Blank Infant Formula BLANK (BLPM20) £63.00 Add
Pesticide Residues (multi-residues) in Olive Oil (virgin) Oil Blank Material BLPM2-OIL36 05147b 07/10/2020 Proficiency Test Blank Olive Oil (Virgin) BLANK for pesticide residues (multi-residue) (BLPM2) £63.00 Add
Milk & β-Lactoglobulin in Infant Soya Formula Proficiency Test FCAL13-INF13 27261 09/01/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Soya Formula milk (BLG) £203.00 Add
Milk & β-Lactoglobulin in Infant Soya Formula Proficiency Test FCAL13-INF13 27285 07/01/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Soya Formula milk (BLG) £211.00 Add
Casein, Gluten & Milk in Infant Soya Formula Proficiency Test FCAL15-INF13 27264 20/02/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Soya Formula milk (casein) & gluten £259.00 Add
Casein, Gluten & Milk in Infant Soya Formula Proficiency Test FCAL15-INF13 27288 18/02/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Soya Formula milk (casein) & gluten £269.00 Add
Milk, Casein & beta-lactoglobulin in Infant Breakfast Cereal Proficiency Test FCAL21-INF6 27274 17/06/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Breakfast Cereal milk (casein & BLG) £269.00 Add
Celery & Mustard in Instant Soup Powder Proficiency Test FCAL2-PRO27 27273 05/06/2020 Proficiency Test Instant Soup Powder celery, mustard £211.00 Add
Egg in Cake Mix Proficiency Test FCAL5-PRO10 27269 17/04/2020 Proficiency Test Cake Mix egg, egg white protein £211.00 Add
Gluten in Cake Mix Proficiency Test FCAL6-PRO10 27271 07/05/2020 Proficiency Test Cake Mix gluten £211.00 Add
Egg, Gluten & Milk in Cake Mix Proficiency Test FCAL7-PRO10 27275 09/07/2020 Proficiency Test Cake Mix gluten, milk and egg £269.00 Add
Egg, Gluten & Milk in Cooked Biscuit Proficiency Test FCAL7-PRO14 27262 23/01/2020 Proficiency Test Cooked Biscuit gluten, milk and egg £259.00 Add
Egg, Gluten & Milk in Cooked Biscuit Proficiency Test FCAL7-PRO14 27286 21/01/2021 Proficiency Test Cooked Biscuit gluten, milk and egg £269.00 Add
Hazelnut & Peanut in Cooked Biscuit Proficiency Test FCAL9-PRO14 27266 13/03/2020 Proficiency Test Cooked Biscuit hazelnut, peanut £259.00 Add
Hazelnut & Peanut in Cooked Biscuit Proficiency Test FCAL9-PRO14 27291 12/03/2021 Proficiency Test Cooked Biscuit hazelnut, peanut £269.00 Add
Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Oil Proficiency Test FCCE1-OIL22 0690 22/05/2020 Proficiency Test Olive Oil all 16 EU priority PAHs (including PAH4 sum) £422.00 Add
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Palm Oil Proficiency Test FCCE2-OIL24 0688 27/02/2020 Proficiency Test Palm Oil PAHs (including PAH4 sum) £365.00 Add
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Palm Oil Proficiency Test FCCE2-OIL24 0697 25/02/2021 Proficiency Test Palm Oil PAHs (including PAH4 sum) £380.00 Add
Contaminants in Cod Liver Oil FCCE4-OIL10 0694 22/10/2020 Proficiency Test Cod Liver Oil Dioxins, PCBs & PBDEs £380.00 Add
Heavy Metals in Vegetable Oil Proficiency Test FCCM16-OIL30 07367 03/06/2020 Proficiency Test Vegetable Oil arsenic (total), copper, iron & lead (all high levels) £200.00 Add
Heavy Metals in Infant Cereal (rice based) Proficiency Test FCCM22-INF18 07378 18/09/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Cereal (Rice Based) arsenic (total), arsenic (inorganic), cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury (total) & selenium (all natural/low levels) £200.00 Add
Heavy Metals in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCCM2-INF10 07363 22/04/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula aluminium, cadmium, chromium, iodine, molybdenum & selenium (all natural/low levels) £200.00 Add
Heavy Metals in Rice Cakes Proficiency Test FCCM6-PRO33 07361 02/04/2020 Proficiency Test Rice Cakes arsenic (total), arsenic (inorganic), cadmium, lead & mercury (total) (all natural/low levels) £200.00 Add
Contaminants in Infant Formula FCCP1-INF10 2661 10/06/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula 3-MCPD esters, glycidol esters & 2-MCPD esters £229.00 Add
3-MCPD in Vegetable Oil Proficiency Test FCCP1-OIL30 2662 16/09/2020 Proficiency Test Vegetable Oil 3-MCPD esters, glycidol esters & 2-MCPD esters £209.00 Add
Contaminants in Potato (Chips) Crisps Proficiency Test FCCP1-PRO31 2660 16/04/2020 Proficiency Test Potato Crisps 3-MCPD esters, glycidol esters & 2-MCPD esters £209.00 Add
Acrylamide in Infant Biscuits FCCP3-INF8 30102 05/06/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Food acrylamide £200.00 Add
Contaminants in Biscuit (Cookie) Proficiency Test FCCP3-PRO2 30104 30/07/2020 Proficiency Test Biscuit (Cookie) acrylamide £200.00 Add
Acrylamide in French Fries Proficiency Test FCCP3-PRO25 30105 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 22/09/2020 Proficiency Test French Fries (Pre-Cooked) acrylamide £200.00 Add
Acrylamide in Potato Crisps Proficiency Test FCCP3-PRO31 3099 13/02/2020 Proficiency Test Potato Crisps acrylamide £192.00 Add
Acrylamide in Potato Crisps Proficiency Test FCCP3-PRO31 30109 10/02/2021 Proficiency Test Potato Crisps acrylamide £200.00 Add
Acrylamide in Vegetable Crisps Proficiency Test FCCP3-PRO37 30101 01/05/2020 Proficiency Test Vegetable Crisps acrylamide £200.00 Add
Melamine and Cyanuric acid in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCCP7-INF10 30100 06/03/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula melamine & cyanuric acid (> 5 mg/kg) £192.00 Add
Melamine and Cyanuric acid in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCCP7-INF10 30110 05/03/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Formula melamine & cyanuric acid (> 5 mg/kg) £200.00 Add
Phthalates in Oil Proficiency Test FCCS5-OIL20 1297 25/03/2020 Proficiency Test Oil phthalates £197.00 Add
Phthalates in Oil Proficiency Test FCCS5-OIL20 12103 24/03/2021 Proficiency Test Oil phthalates £205.00 Add
Food Additives and Ingredients in Chocolate Cake Mix Proficiency Test FCFA14-PRO13 20172 24/06/2020 Proficiency Test Chocolate Cake Mix caffeine, sorbic acid, theobromine & total sugars (expressed as sucrose) £198.00 Add
Food Additives and Ingredients in Oil Proficiency Test FCFA1-OIL20 20175 17/09/2020 Proficiency Test Oil antioxidants: total BHA (E320), total BHT (E321) & propyl gallate (E310) £198.00 Add
Fatty Acids in Biscuit (Cookie) Proficiency Test FCFO12-PRO2 14224 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 06/10/2020 Proficiency Test Biscuit (Cookie) limited fatty acid profile (inc. butyric acid) & cholesterol £196.00 Add
Fats in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCFO13-INF10 14215 23/04/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula total fat, saturates, mono-unsaturates, poly-unsaturates, trans fatty acids (& possibly individual fatty acids: linoleic acid, a-linolenic acid (ALA), ARA, DHA & EPA) £196.00 Add
Fatty Acids in Fish Oil Proficiency Test FCFO1-OIL13 14222 23/09/2020 Proficiency Test Fish Oil Individual omega-3, omega-6 and omega-9 fatty acids (test material-dependent) £196.00 Add
Fatty Acids in Edible Oil Proficiency Test FCFO3-OIL30 14211 19/02/2020 Proficiency Test Vegetable Oil saturates, mono-unsaturates & poly-unsaturates £188.00 Add
Fatty Acids in Edible Oil Proficiency Test FCFO3-OIL30 14229 17/02/2021 Proficiency Test Vegetable Oil saturates, mono-unsaturates & poly-unsaturates £196.00 Add
Fatty Acids in Vegetable Oil Proficiency Test FCFO4-OIL30 14218 01/07/2020 Proficiency Test Vegetable Oil saturates, mono-unsaturates & poly-unsaturates & limited fatty acid profile £196.00 Add
Fats in Biscuit (Cookie) Proficiency Test FCFO7-PRO2 14223 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 06/10/2020 Proficiency Test Biscuit (Cookie) total fat, saturates, mono-unsaturates & poly-unsaturates, total trans fatty acids & butyric acid £196.00 Add
Fats in Infant Breakfast Cereals Proficiency Test FCFO9-INF6 14225 22/10/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Breakfast Cereal total fat, saturates, mono-unsaturates, poly-unsaturates (& possibly individual fatty acids: linoleic acid, a-linolenic acid (ALA), ARA, DHA & EPA) £196.00 Add
Ergot Alkaloids in Baby Food Proficiency Test FCME1-INF1 22174 19/08/2020 Proficiency Test Baby Food ergot alkaloids: contamination of matrix with two or more from ergometrine, ergotamine, ergosine, ergocristine, ergocryptine & ergocornine & their related-inines £415.00 Add
Fusarium Toxins in Dried Pasta Proficiency Test FCMF2-PRO17 22171 14/05/2020 Proficiency Test Dried Pasta deoxynivalenol (DON), zearalenone (ZON), T-2 & HT-2 toxins & as a sum of T-2 & HT-2 toxins £256.00 Add
Tropane Alkaloids in Baby Food (Multigrain) Proficiency Test FCMF6-INF17 22176 14/10/2020 Proficiency Test Baby Food (Multigrain) tropane alkaloids: atropine & scopolamine £256.00 Add
Mycotoxins in Infant Food Proficiency Test FCMM6-INF8 04385 23/04/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Food contamination of matrix with two or more from the following list: aflatoxins B & G &/or total, OTA, ZON, DON, FB1 & FB2 & total fumonisins (as a sum of FB1 & FB2) -& T-2 & HT-2 toxins & as sum of T-2 & HT-2 toxins £340.00 Add
Nutritional Components in Biscuit (Cookie) Proficiency Test FCNC13-PRO2 2490 13/11/2020 Proficiency Test Biscuit (Cookie) moisture, ash, total fat, nitrogen & total dietary fibre by AOAC £192.00 Add
Nutritional Components in Cheese & Pasta Meal Proficiency Test FCNC15-PRO12 25179 17/01/2020 Proficiency Test Cheese & Pasta Meal moisture, ash, total fat, nitrogen, sodium & chloride £185.00 Add
Nutritional Components in Cheese & Pasta Meal Proficiency Test FCNC15-PRO12 25192 14/01/2021 Proficiency Test Cheese & Pasta Meal moisture, ash, total fat, nitrogen, sodium & chloride £192.00 Add
Nutritional Components in Corn/Maize based Snack Proficiency Test FCNC15-PRO39 25182 20/03/2020 Proficiency Test Corn/Maize based Snack Food moisture, ash, total fat, nitrogen, sodium & chloride £185.00 Add
Nutritional Components in Corn/Maize based Snack Proficiency Test FCNC15-PRO39 25195 24/03/2021 Proficiency Test Corn/Maize based Snack Food moisture, ash, total fat, nitrogen, sodium & chloride £192.00 Add
Nutritional Components in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCNC29-INF10 25187 20/08/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula moisture, ash, total fat, nitrogen, pH, titratable acidity, lactose, sodium & chloride £192.00 Add
Nutritional Components in Corn/Maize based Snack Food Proficiency Test FCNC30-PRO39 25190 06/11/2020 Proficiency Test Corn/Maize based Snack Food pH, titratable acidity, total sugars, monosodium glutamate, magnesium, potassium £192.00 Add
Nutritional Components in Breadcrumbs Proficiency Test FCNC6-PRO9 2489 10/09/2020 Proficiency Test Breadcrumbs moisture, ash, nitrogen, starch, sodium & total dietary fibre by AOAC £192.00 Add
Nutritional elements in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCNE1-INF10 1898 19/03/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula calcium, copper, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium & zinc £194.00 Add
Nutritional elements in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCNE1-INF10 18101 11/03/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Formula calcium, copper, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium & zinc £202.00 Add
Vitamins in Powdered Baby Food Proficiency Test FCNV10-INF15 21119 01/04/2020 Proficiency Test Powdered Baby Food vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C, E, folic acid & total niacin £242.00 Add
Vitamin Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCNV5-INF10 21120 28/05/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula vitamins A, B12, C, D3, E & K1 £212.00 Add
Pesticide Residues (fat soluble, inc. EU 'red list' - low level) in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCPM10-INF10 05140 15/01/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula pesticide residues (fat soluble, inc. EU 'red list' - low level) £198.00 Add
Pesticide Residues (fat soluble, inc. EU 'red list' - low level) in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FCPM10-INF10 05149 13/01/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Formula pesticide residues (fat soluble, inc. EU 'red list' - low level) £210.00 Add
Specific Pesticides in Infant Formula FCPM20-INF10 05144 17/06/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula pesticide residues (specified residues) [fat soluble] £210.00 Add
Pesticide Residues (multi-residues) in Olive Oil (virgin) Oil Proficiency Test FCPM2-OIL34 05147 07/10/2020 Proficiency Test Olive Oil (Virgin) pesticide residues (multi-residue) £210.00 Add
Quality of Olive Oil Proficiency Test FCQO1-OIL22 14210 Courier delivery 07/01/2020 Proficiency Test Olive Oil peroxide value, acidity, anisidine value & iodine value £188.00 Add
Quality of Olive Oil Proficiency Test FCQO1-OIL22 14219 Courier delivery 14/07/2020 Proficiency Test Olive Oil peroxide value, acidity, anisidine value & iodine value £196.00 Add
Quality of Olive Oil Proficiency Test FCQO1-OIL22 14228 Courier delivery 12/01/2021 Proficiency Test Olive Oil peroxide value, acidity, anisidine value & iodine value £196.00 Add
Quality of Vegetable Oil Proficiency Test FCQO1-OIL30 14217 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 15/06/2020 Proficiency Test Vegetable Oil peroxide value, acidity, anisidine value & iodine value £196.00 Add
Quality of Vegetable Oil Proficiency Test FCQO1-OIL30 14226 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 10/11/2020 Proficiency Test Vegetable Oil peroxide value, acidity, anisidine value & iodine value £196.00 Add
Olive Oil Quality Proficiency Test FCQO2-OIL22 14212 Courier delivery 31/03/2020 Proficiency Test Olive Oil peroxide value, acidity, K232 & K270 £188.00 Add
Olive Oil Quality Proficiency Test FCQO2-OIL22 14221 Courier delivery 15/09/2020 Proficiency Test Olive Oil peroxide value, acidity, K232 & K270 £196.00 Add
Olive Oil Quality Proficiency Test FCQO2-OIL22 14230 Courier delivery 30/03/2021 Proficiency Test Olive Oil peroxide value, acidity, K232 & K270 £196.00 Add
Nutritional Components/Elements, Allergens & Contaminants in Processed Food FCXS1-PRO32 3202 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 30/06/2020 Proficiency Test Processed Food Nutritional Components/Elements, Allergens & Contaminants £446.00 Add
Maize & Soya GM Events in a Baked Product Proficiency Test FGM3-PRO1 GeMMP37 12/06/2020 Proficiency Test Baked Product Maize & Soya £320.00 Add
Cronobacter (Enterobacter) sakazakii Detection in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FMOD20-INF10 M250d20 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 24/02/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula Cronobacter (Enterobacter) sakazakii (Detection) £126.00 Add
Cronobacter (Enterobacter) sakazakii Detection in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FMOD20-INF10 M261d20 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 22/02/2021 Proficiency Test Infant Formula Cronobacter (Enterobacter) sakazakii (Detection) £130.00 Add
Listeria monocytogenes in Ready To Eat (RTE) Meal Proficiency Test FMOD2-PRO40 M258d02 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 26/10/2020 Proficiency Test Ready To Eat (RTE) Meal Listeria monocytogenes/Listeria spp. (Detection) £130.00 Add
Salmonella in Infant Formula FMOD7-INF10 M258d072 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 26/10/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula Salmonella spp. (Detection) £130.00 Add
Clostridium perfringens Enumeration in Infant Formula Proficiency Test FMOE06-INF10 M257e06 Courier delivery temperature sensitive/fragile 28/09/2020 Proficiency Test Infant Formula Clostridium perfringens (Enumeration) £130.00 Add